Microsoft Windows and the Control Panel

Sheesh!!!! 

Miiiicrosooooft, you have some 'splaining to do!  (with a cuban accent, no less)   

MS has a love-hate relationship with its customers: It loves our money, and it loves to hate us. Or is that a love-love-hate relationship? Not that I have anything much against redundancy. But I said that already. (Nicholas Tlaib)  

MS started saying they were going to deprecate the Control Panel in 2011 when Windows 8 was released. So now, 13 years later they say they’re going to do it sometime soon. Haha, I’ll believe it when I see it.   

Quoting pelaird, reply 4

MS started saying they were going to deprecate the Control Panel in 2011 when Windows 8 was released. So now, 13 years later they say they’re going to do it sometime soon. Haha, I’ll believe it when I see it.   

In the case of MS, it would appear that the 'depreciated' euphemism means 'under appreciated'.

We grew up with that control panel...and removing it makes me remember NASA's first efforts to create the Mercury capsule without windows. The next logical question became, "Then why do you need the best pilots?" NASA couldn't answer that one (and they threatened to leave the program). Guess who blinked?

MS has stopped its incessant "upgrade to W11" nonsense (now in use by less than 30% of PC owners) because of negatives from users. Maybe the trusty control panel can get the same crowd support?

I can't believe the control panel deserves the fate of Microsoft Bob, and Clippy.

MS may remove the Control Panel interface, but my money says there will be links to individual panels in the Windows Settings for years. 

Some good news for you, pelaird:

https://www.neowin.net/news/rejoice-microsoft-suggests-it-may-never-truly-kill-windows-control-panel/

But here's the ultimate for you:

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-super-god-mode-gets-first-update-with-improved-protocol-links-detection-and-more/

Make your own total control panel.

I use a small portable app called Extended God Mode by WinTools.Info. It color codes the categories, allows for saving favorites, and other customizations, and doesn't require installation. Here is a link if you're interested.

https://www.wintools.info/index.php/extended-godmode

Thanks!